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unbatten

unbatten verb: to open (something previously battened down.

Verb

unbatten (third-person singular simple present unbattens, present participle unbattening, simple past and past participle unbattened)

  1. (transitive) To open (something previously battened down.
    • to unbatten the hatches

Forms of unbatten

third-person singular presentunbattens
present participleunbattening
past participleunbattened
pastunbattened

Origin of unbatten

From un- + batten.

Questions about unbatten

What does unbatten mean?
Unbatten means to open (something previously battened down.
What part of speech is unbatten?
Unbatten is a verb.
What is the past tense of unbatten?
The past tense of unbatten is unbattened.

Words near unbatten in the dictionary

  1. unbatching
  2. unbated
  3. unbathed
  4. unbating
  5. unbatted
  6. unbatten
  7. unbattened
  8. unbattening
  9. unbattens
  10. unbatterable
  11. unbattered

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